India-Australia relations enter T-20 mode, says Modi on strengthening ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India and Australia will keep working towards a vibrant bilateral friendship which is also in the interest of global good as he concluded his......

PFI involved in 'disturbing' India's secular fabric: Officials

The Popular Front of India, banned on Wednesday, was indulging in "disturbing" the country's communal and secular fabric and "posing a grave threat" to national security by advancing its......

Modi extends $150m credit to Caribbean nations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the leaders of the Caribbean Community and Common Market during the first-ever India-Caricom leaders' summit at the United Nations, with a focus on fighting climate......

Note ban may dent BJP's chances in western UP

For the party's traditional vote bank -- traders -- demonetisation was a 'political betrayal,' reports Radhika Ramaseshan. 'Bas Modi hi hai BJP mein, aur kuch nahi hai' 'Meri toh Mayawati hai,......

The many shortcomings of Aadhaar

The CAG has shown up various weaknesses in the technology and delivery platforms of Aadhaar and suggested drastic improvements in their functioning to ensure that the second possibility, that of......

'India is becoming less and less attractive for FIIs'

'In the overall global portfolio, India's weighting has come down in the past seven months.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After a world-beating rally, domestic markets are losing their......

Kerala group shows the way: Pickle unit to IT co

From pickle making to IT business, the march of Kerala's neighbourhood network Kudumbashree in the last 12 years is an inspiring story of social and economic empowerment of women. The self-help......

Law ministry says e-KYC valid

Finance ministry asks bank, insurance & market regulators to issue notifications In what could do away with the need for physical documents to avail of financial and government services, the law......